" AFTER THE DREAM IS GONE " - by GO BLANSON

For a while, to " DREAM " was All We could do We were Young and We knew,and our eyes were alive Deep inside We knew our " DREAM " was true!For a while We paid no mind to the past,We knew our " DREAM " would last: Every night somethin' right Would invite us to begin the " DREAM," Somethin' happened along the way( a job, bills, #DEBT ) What used to be happy was sad,Somethin' happened along the way,And yesterday was all We had ! Oh, oh, after the " DREAM " has gone,What used to be right is wrong :Can a " DREAM " that's lost be found Oh, oh, after the " DREAM " has gone... [ Sing to the tune of " After the Love Has Gone by Earth, Wind & Fire] In one of his poems,the Black Poet Langston Hughes wrote, " What happens to a " DREAM " deferred? Does it dry up like a raisin in the sun? Or fester like a sore— And then run? Does it stink like rotten meat?Or crust and sugar over—like a syrupy sweet? Maybe it just sags like a heavy load.Or does it explode? Well,it seems that many people today have lost the " DREAMS " of their childhood.It has been said that if you ask a child around the age of 8 what are his " DREAMS," he will tell you the most wonderful things you have ever heard.However, when you ask an adult around the age of 28,he will tell you," I'm good,I have a job! What happened during the 20 years in between that made him trade in his " DREAMS " for a job? From research,I have found that MUCH of it has to do with " SCHOOL " and " SOCIETY ." You see, when the child enters SCHOOL, his " DREAMS " take a " BACKSEAT " to SCHOOL and the SCHOOL CURRICULUM.Not only do his " DREAMS " take a BACKSEAT,the child (as an individual ) also takes a " BACKSEAT " to the " SCHOOL CURRICULUM !" Because of this, children never take the time to " DISCOVER " who they actually ARE [ LET ALONE THEIR DREAMS ]. I am often reminded about the movie Alice in Wonderland, when Alice meets the Caterpillar.The Caterpillar immediately asks Alice," WHO ARE YOU?" She tells the Caterpillar that she doesn't know " WHO " she is.I feel that this is the same problem that people have today.SCHOOL and SOCIETY makes people forget their " DREAMS " about who they CAN BE.Once children begin SCHOOL, they began the process of trading their " DREAMS " for grades, awards and certificates.If only parents could see what is being done in the name of " SO-CALLED EDUCATION !" Also,let us look at the word ēdūcō, the root word of EDUCATION.the word EDUCATION comes from the LATIN word ēdūcō. meaning to lead, draw or take out, forth or away.When you think about it, isn't this what a people must do with their " DREAMS ?" People must draw or take out their " DREAMS " from their minds.They must draw out the constructed " DREAMS " that are within their minds.You see, a " DREAM " is actually a Vision, a Prototype, of what needs to be drawn out of the mind and reproduced physically. Well,what is a person over the age of 29 to do, AFTER THE " DREAM " IS GONE? The answer is pretty simple,the person should immediately begin " DREAMING AGAIN !" God has given every human the " GIFT OF IMAGINATION.Napoleon Hill said," The Imagination is the workshop of the Mind.Hill also said that everything in the physical was FIRST formed in the Mind.So, when a person goes back to " DREAMING AGAIN," he can construct the Prototype for the TYPE of person and life that he wants to become. Overtime, the " DREAM " will manifest into REALITY.SCHOOL never teaches people that " CHANGE BEGINS IN THE MIND !" James Allen wrote a wonderful book called, " AS A MAN THINKETH." You can download a FREE COPY of the book by CLICKING on this LINK : http://asamanthinketh.net/ I hope that this article has helped you and please don't forget to go to FACEBOOK : https://www.facebook.com/Garry-O-Blanson-115049231930571/?fref=hovercard and LIKE my Page !

" LIMITING BELIEFS BE GONE." by G.O. BLANSON \ M.Farouk Radwan

Hello Everyone, here's the follow up to last week's article. Too many people hold on to beliefs that " NO LONGER " serve their best interest ! M.Farouk Radwan is about to give you information to help you get rid of the beliefs that are hindering your progress.Please get a pen and paper to jot down any ideas that " POP " into your head. Well just how do you get rid of limiting beliefs? Before i can answer this question i must first tell you how limiting beliefs are formed. Limiting beliefs doesn't only affect the person who acquire them but their effect extends to infect the ones surrounding him too. In my previous article the 5 steps to reach anything you want i said that getting rid of limiting beliefs is an essential for success to happen. Without getting rid of limiting beliefs the person who have them will live below his potential even if he can do much better. In this article i will tell you exactly how to get rid of limiting beliefs by explaining to you how they are formed. Getting rid of limiting beliefs by understanding them you won't be able to get rid of limiting beliefs before understanding how people acquire them. In the next few points i will tell you how limiting beliefs are created so that you understand how to reverse the process and remove them: People try to fill the gaps: The human being is a very curious creature as he can't bear being exposed to something that is vague or unclear. As soon as people are faced with phenomenons that they don't understand they start forming limiting beliefs and false ones. The first step you need to do to get rid of limiting beliefs is to not make any conclusions without first acquiring enough knowledge. Lack of knowledge results in limiting beliefs: If a guy didn't know how to interpret body language for example he might mistakenly believe that some people don't like him just because he incorrectly interpreted a signal. This guy formed a limiting belief because he lacked knowledge and because he made his conclusion very early. In order to get rid of limiting beliefs you must equip yourself with knowledge and never make conclusions without having enough data. Limiting beliefs spread like colds: The third fact you must understand in order to get rid of a limiting belief is to know that people infect each other with their limiting beliefs just like they infect each others with colds. As soon as something that can't be explained happens lots of people acquire limiting beliefs then infect the ones surrounding them through repetition and subconscious mind programming. That also explains why in each society there might be some common limiting beliefs among most people Steps to get rid of limiting beliefs After knowing the previous facts its clear now that most people are mislead and living big lies because of the liming beliefs they acquired. In the Solid Self confidence program i said that most people don't succeed not because they lack any needed qualities but because their minds are full of limiting beliefs that force them to live below their potential. If you want to rid get of limiting beliefs then you must not listen to most people,understand that the opinion of large groups is usually wrong and never make any conclusions about yourself or anything else before acquiring the missing facts. Once again, I hope that you enjoyed this two-part series.You can read more about Beliefs at : https://www.2knowmyself.com/how_to_get_rid_of_limiting_beliefs . Also, PLEASE DON'T forget to go to FACEBOOK and like my page: https://www.facebook.com/Garry-O-Blans on-115049231930571/?fref=hovercard

" BELIEVING IS SEEING " by G.O. BLANSON

I am reminded of a picture I saw in Stephen Covey's book," The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People.It's the same picture that is posted above.Go ahead and take a moment to look at the picture.Now, after you had a chance to view the picture,which lady did you see? Was it the " YOUNGER LADY "or the " OLD LADY." The reason that I asked you to look at the picture, was to let you see the " ROLE " that " BELIEF " plays in our perception of people, places,things,and situations. Napoleon Hill was quoted as saying, " Whatever the Mind of man can Conceive and Believe, it can Achieve. With that being said, I what to ask you this question," WHAT DO YOU BELIEVE ? It has been proven that most of the things that people tend to believe were actually told to them by their parents, grandparents, aunts, uncles,teachers,and other peoplewho they trusted.Many of things people have accepted as " TRUTH " is actually " FLAWED ," and in many cases, they are " LIES " that went unchallenged.So, why does this matter you may ask? It matters because, those beliefs often become " LIMITING BELIEFS !" Well, Limiting Beliefs are those beliefs that we have accepted and had for so long that we have forgotten that they are even there. Here's an example of one : Limiting Belief - I am not lucky: Luck is an invention people made in order to find something to blame when they fail to reach what they want because of not trying hard enough or even worse not trying at all. One of the most famous examples of limiting beliefs is believing that you are not lucky. This is just one of the many Limiting Beliefs that are " LIMITING " people from achieving their dreams and goals in Life.So Garry, now that you have made us aware that we have " LIMITING BELIEFS." Can you tell us how we can identify them.Well,I am glad you asked. I found a website called, " 2KNOWMYSELF " https://www.2knowmyself.com/how_to_identify_self_limiting_beliefs . Here it what M.Farouk Radwan said you can do to help identify your Limiting Beliefs : There is no doubt that living with limiting beliefs can force you to live a mediocre life that is far away from your true potential and thus learning how to identify and get rid of such self limiting beliefs is the best thing you can do to yourself.The problem with limiting beliefs is that they usually seem so real to the extent that most people find them very hard to identify. A person can hardly tell whether his deeply rooted belief is a real or limiting one and that's why i decided to write this article to tel you how to identify self limiting beliefs. Steps to identify self limiting beliefs Before you can identify self limiting beliefs you need to do two things, the first is to learn how to monitor your self talk and the second is to become aware of the biased judgments your subconscious mind makes all the time. By learning how to monitor your self talk you will be able to spot the self limiting beliefs behind the conversations that takes place in your mind. For example if you found yourself saying something like "i can't do this because i am not lucky" then its clear that there is a self limiting belief about luck behind the statement. Eliminating the bias of your subconscious mind is the second important step in identifying self limiting beliefs. Usually a person filters out all evidence that doesn't support his self limiting beliefs while keeping all other evidence. If for example you believed that all men are cheaters then you will only remember the evidence that proves this belief true while filtering all other evidence. You will never be able to identity the self limiting beliefs you have before you learn how to get rid of this bias. Bringing the self limiting beliefs to the surface Once you have developed the previous skills you can identify your self limiting beliefs by making bold arguments. If for example you said boldly something like " i will be a millionaire in three years" you will suddenly find tons of negative arguments flying in your mind. In the Solid Self confidence program i said that positive thinking never works if you tried to go against your beliefs but there is a good thing about this fact which is that you can use positive thinking to bring your self limiting beliefs to the surface. As soon as you will set a bold goal your self limiting beliefs will show up in seconds. Write down all of the negative arguments that were brought to the surface then try to find out their underlying self limiting beliefs. Of course not all beliefs that will show up will be limiting ones and so your job will be identifying the self limiting beliefs from ones that are based on true facts. Ihope that my article has been helpful ,PLEASE STAY TUNED FOR MY NEXT ARTICLE, " LIMITING BELIEFS BE GONE." Also, PLEASE DON'T forget to go to FACEBOOK and like my page: https://www.facebook.com/Garry-O-Blans on-115049231930571/?fref=hovercard

" LICS YOUR PROBLEMS WITHOUT USING YOUR TONGUE " by G.O. BLANSON

Well, there I go again, I just love playing on /with Words,Lol . "RAISE YOUR HAND" if you have or had a problem in the past two weeks.Well, looks like just about everyone has had one, if not two or three of those bad boys.Well, in this article , I am going to share a simple formula that a friend shared with me a few years ago. It's called the"LICS IT FORMULA." By the way," LICS " is an acronym for Locate, Isolate, Confirm, and lastly , Solve. My friend told me that this Formula can help you with just about any problem you face. Now, I bet you all want to know just how the " LICS FORMULA " works, don't you. Well, it's pretty simple.First, you are to " LOCATE " the problem. Therefore,you should get a pen and paper and write down the main facts about what you believe the problem be. Write down information such as why is it a problem, what is the problem about,who is the problem with,what can you do about it ,do I want to deal with it now, can you let someone else solve it for you, and so on. If you have decided that you want to deal with this problem on your own, use the answers that you came up with and move on to the next part of the formula. This part of the formula is the " ISOLATE " part. Do you know that many times, you can downsize a problem, just by looking at it in a different way.The way you " ISOLATE " the problem is by asking yourself," Why is this a problem ?" Once again, using pen and paper, write down several reasons you feel that this is a problem.After you have finished writing your reasons, go over your reasons and see if you still think that this is a problem or not. Sometimes, you will decide that this isn't actually a real problem at all.Or, you may come up with a way of handling it to where it is no longer a problem[ sometimes, you don't have to go through all of the STEPS of the " LICS FORMULA ." ] If you still believe that you have a problem,continue on to the next part of the formula, which is " CONFIRM." Now that you have " LOCATED " the problem and " ISOLATED " it, it's time to " CONFIRM " the things that you have " LOCATED " and " ISOLATED " as being the problem at hand. Using the information you came up with in the " LOCATE " and " ISOLATE " parts of the formula, make a firm decision that this is exactly the problem that need to be solved. Ooooooops, I just gave you the last part of the formula, Lol Yes, the last part of the formula is " SOLVE ." Again. using the information collected in the three previous parts of the formula, " LOCATE,ISOLATE, and CONFIRM ," choose a " SOLUTION " to solve this problem, in a way that is a " WIN,WIN,WIN " for everyone involved ! ( NOTE : You are free you use Tai Lopez's " RAPID BRAIN-STORMING " Technique that I will talk about in the example below,if you can understand it ) Example : Let's say you have a problem getting your money to last from one payday to the next. First, you " locate " the problem. Get a pen and paper and write down the main facts : your money never lasts to the next payday ; your bills to income ratio is off, you aren't earning enough money.[you located the problem as not earning enough money ] Next, you " isolate " the problem.Remember,asking yourself why it's a problem is a great way to accomplish this task.( you have isolated the problem ; it's a problem,because you have to rob Peter to pay Paul ) . Now that you have " LOCATED and ISOLATED " the problem, move on to the neat step , which is to " CONFIRM " the problem. Review the information from the previous two parts[ Not enough money to last from payday to payday, and have to rob Peter to pay Paul ].This information " CONFIRMS " the " REAL PROBLEM " { that you are not earning enough money } . Finally, we are down to the last part, solving the problem, and thankfully, there are always more than one way to " SOLVE " any problem. { About a month or so ago, I came across a Tai Lopez video.In the video, he said," It's sad that a " CHILD " can go through 12 years of public schooling and never get taught the " PROPER " way to " BRAINSTORM " a " PROBLEM! }.Please CLICK on this LINK to view the Tai Lopez BRAIN_STORMING VIDEO : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lv7P_dKxy3s&t=186s Ok, let's wrap this puppy up ! In order to complete the last part of the formula, which is to " SOLVE " the problem. We will use the " TECHNIQUE " called " RAPID BRAIN-STORMING. The RAPID BRAIN-STORMING technique is where you get a pen and paper and a timer. For ten whole minutes, you are going to " WRITE DOWN " as many possible " SOLUTIONS " that you can think of . After the ten minutes have expired, choose a " SOLUTION " from your list that's a " WIN,WIN,WIN SOLUTION " for everyone involved ! I hope that this article will help you, and please don't forget to go to FACEBOOK and like my page: https://www.facebook.com/Garry-O-Blans on-115049231930571/?fref=hovercard

" GOODBYE TO YOUR BIG BUT " - by G.O. BLANSON

Is there anything BIGGER THAN a " BIG BUT ?" One of the books on my list of books to read in 2017 is " The Magic of Thinking Big ," by David J. Schwartz. It may even be the reason for the title of this article and the comment that came before this sentence,Lol . Ok, I have something to confess. I purposely used the word " BUT " to mislead you. Since I found out that people have been "conditioned " to react to words, I can't help myself ! So please forgive me. Well, what thought came to your mind when you saw the word " BIG BUT?" When most people see the word " BIG BUT " together, they usually don't come up with the " BIG BUT " that I am referring to in my article. The " BIG BUT " which I am thinking about has to do with the excuses that people use. They are always saying things like," I would quit my job ," BUT !"...I want to go back to School ," BUT!"... I wish I could take a vacation," BUT!" I want to buy a house," BUT." I would like to start a Business," BUT!" You see,they keep letting their " BIG BUT " get in the way ! In his book, David J. Schwartz didn't refer to them as a " BIG BUT." He call them " EXCUSES ." He said that people who had a " BIG BUT " usually were suffering from the " FAILURE DISEASE " known as, " EXCUSITIS." Although people are infected with many,many variations of this debilitating disease, he only included these four in Chapter 2 of his book. 1. Health Excusitis 2. Age Excusitis 3. Intelligence Excusitis 4. Bad Luck Excusitis. His Four suggestions for curing Health Excusitis are : 1. Refuse to talk about your health( Unless you are going to say something good about it. Personally, I [G.O. BLANSON ] religiously repeat these Two words, " I AM " followed by these Seven words, " WHOLE, PERFECT, STRONG, POWERFUL, LOVING, HARMONIOUS,and HAPPY ! ).2. Refuse to Worry about your health [ If you pray don't worry,if you worry don't pray ]. 3. Be genuinely grateful for your health { Practice Gratitude,without a negative attitude }. 4. Remind Yourself often," It's better to wear out , than to rust out!" His Three suggestions for curing Age Excusitis are : 1. Always look at your present age in positive ways{ The way you look at things,affect the way you feel }. 2. Calculate ( based on a 80 year Life expectancy ), just how much productive time you have left to accomplish your goals in life. 3. Start investing your time in doing the things that make you happy and that you really want to do { you only have one life to live, so don't spend it living someone else's life ! }. His Three suggestions for curing Intelligence Excusitis are : 1. Never Under-estimate your own Intelligence,and never Over-estimate the Intelligence of others{ Your Subconscious Mind is capable of connecting with an Infinite amount of Intelligence }. 2.Remind yourself several times daily , " MY ATTITUDES ARE MORE IMPORTANT THAN MY INTELLIGENCE !"( " As A Man Thinketh,So Is He ). 3. Remember that the ability to " THINK " is of much greater value than the ability to memorize words and facts,just to parrot them back !{ Use your mind to create and develop ideas and products, so that you won't " HAVE TO " depend on a job that you don't enjoy or like }. His Two suggestions for curing Bad Luck Excusitis are : 1. Accept the Law of Cause and Effect. [ Righteous Knowledge about Self and Awareness about things ]. 2. Don't just be a wishful Thinker ( Don't count on or wait for so-called Good Luck.Learn how to harness the Great Power within your Mind,Body , and Soul ). Well. I guess it's time for you to say " GOODBYE TO YOUR BIG BUT !" I hope that " NOW " you can see that " YOU " are the " ONE " holding " YOU " back, and " YOU " are the " ONE " causing " YOU " to fail ! Yes , " YOU " and the " false beliefs " that you have accepted from yourself and others throughout the years.You need to cut the proverbial " UMBILICAL CORD " that is keeping them alive,and preventing you from becoming the person you were meant to be ! In closing, I would like to leave you with this quote from Albert Einstein : “ Everyone is born a genius,but if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree,it will live its whole life believing that it is stupid !" DON'T LIVE THE REST Of YOUR LIFE BELIEVING THAT YOU HAVE TO LIVE WITH A “ BIG BUT!” Please go to this Web-site for"YOUR FREE " Download of some more of the Principles from the book," The Magic of Thinking Big " by David J. Schwartz >https://ryanbattles.com/static/pdf/magic-of-thinking-big.pdf Also,Please don't forget to go to FACEBOOK and like my page: https://www.facebook.com/Garry-O-Blanson-115049231930571/?fref=hovercard

" THE OTHER SIDE OF THE WHY EQUATION " - by G.O. Blanson

Recently,something has come to my attention.When most people tell other people about knowing their " WHY," they usually only talk about the " WHY, but not the " WHY NOT." They ask people " WHY " they want to do something. However, they fail to ask them " WHY NOT." Other words, they don't ask them about the other side of the " WHY EQUATION." The other side of the " WHY EQUATION " is what I call the " WHY NOT SIDE."The reasons " WHY " people feel that they can't begin " NOW " working on achieving their goals.Reason such as, " I don't have enough money," I don't know the right people,and I don't know what to do. EXERCISE : For every YOU feel like I can't do something " NOW," because, WRITE DOWN THE REASON ( YOU FEEL THAT YOU CAN'T ), BUT ALSO BRAINSTORM ideas and ways that YOU can begin " NOW,TODAY, working on overcoming YOUR " I can't do something NOW, because. Please don't forget to go to FACEBOOK and like my page: https://www.facebook.com/Garry-O-Blanson-115049231930571/?fref=hovercard

" Any Road Will Take You There, if You Do Not Know Where You Want To Go " - by Garry O. Blanson

While walking the other day, a scene from one of my favorite childhood movies," Alice in Wonderland " entered my mind.It was the scene where the Cheshire Cat asked Alice were she was going. Alice asked the Cheshire Cat : " Would you tell me, please, which way I ought to go from here?" ; The Cheshire Cat replied : it depends a good deal on where you want to get to ; Alice : I don't much care where ; The Cheshire Cat : Then it doesn't much matter which way you go. When I thought about that scene, all I could do was laugh ! Why was I laughing ? Well, when I thought about Alice asking the Cheshire Cat that question, it made me realize that so many people are exactly where Alice was in the Movie.They want to know which way they should go, but they don't know exactly where they want to get to,so it's just like the Cheshire Cat said in the movie," Then it doesn't much matter which way they go !" It seems like people have been conditioned to run on autopilot. If you are a kid, it's wakeup, go to school, do your lesson, go home,do your " homework," watch television, take a bath, go to bed and get ready to do it allover again tomorrow !If you are an adult. It's get the kids off to school,go to a job,do the work at the job, go home, cook the food for the kids, watch television, take a bath, go to bed and get ready to do it allover again tomorrow ! Robert Kiyosaki, the author of " Rich Dad Poor Dad " says, once people are trapped in the lifelong process of bill-paying, they become like those little hamsters running around in those little metal wheels. Their little furry legs are spinning furiously, the wheel is turning furiusly, but come tomorrow morning, they’ll still be in the same cage( going nowhere ): great job !” So, how does one get off of the proverbial " HAMSTER WHEEL ?" Where should a person begin ? I believe that a person should begin with an " AWARENESS " of one's ownself ! Stephen Covey said," Every human has four endowments - self awareness, conscience, independent will and creative imagination. These give us the ultimate human freedom. The power to choose, to respond, to change. You see, in order for a person to change, they must become " AWARE " of what changes need to be made. A Wiseman once said," He who knows others is wise; he who knows himself is enlightened.” “The first thing you have to know is yourself. A man who knows himself can step outside himself and watch his own reactions like an observer.” “ Your own Self-Realization is the greatest service you can render the world.” So, start with Yourself.Take time everyday to get to " Know-Thyself better !" Most people have spent over 12 years of their lives learning about everything under-the-sun, but themselves.So do yourself a favor in " 2017 "and make it a priority to get to know YOURSELF BETTER. Besides,you can't truly be who you are,unless you know who you are ! Please don't forget to go to FACEBOOK and like my page: https://www.facebook.com/Garry-O-Blanson-115049231930571/?fref=hovercard